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Kimberly L. Murray, L.A.C.

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OBJECTIVE

My goal is to use my license as well as ability to speak Spanish and interact with others in a professional and positive way, to achieve meaningful employment as a therapist/ counselor.

SKILLS

I am skilled in speaking Spanish. I am able to build rapport with a variety of individuals in a relatively short time. I am nonjudgmental. I am a lifetime learner in that I am frequently involved in continuing education workshops, classes, and other enriching experiences.

EDUCATION

University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
M.S. Community Counseling, December, 2005

Studied substance abuse counseling, abnormal pgychology, theories of therapy, ethics of clinical practice, counseling from a multicultural perspective, as well as psychopathology and diagnosis

Lyon College, Batesville, AR
Psychology, May, 2001

minor in Spanish; leadership opportunities taken campus- wide, including President of Panhellenic Council, choir membership, and Vice-President of Alpha Xi Delta.

Batesville High School, Batesville, AR
High School Diploma, May, 1997

EXPERIENCE

Life Strategies Counseling, Inc., Little Rock, AR
Therapist, 5/2010- present

Used DSM diagnosing and treatment planning, used solution- focused and cognitive- behavioral therapy to assist clients (in elementary and middle school) and families with predominantly mood and anxiety disorders, as well as disorders of early childhood and adjusting to life change.

Centers of Youth and Families, Little Rock, AR
Therapist, 7/2009- 5/2010

Worked with children in state custody who are difficult to place, have just come into state custody and are awaiting first placement, or those who have more permanent or residential placements for which they are waiting (due to needing a bed); used DSM diagnosing and treatment planning, used solution- focused and cognitive- behavioral therapy to assist clients with transitions in life as well as overcoming traumatic experiences.

Arkansas Counseling Associates, Searcy, AR
Counselor/ Therapist, 12/2008-7/2009

Used DSM diagnosing and treatment planning, used solution- focused and cognitive- behavioral therapy to assist clients (of all ages) and families with predominantly mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders and adjusting to life change.

Methodist Family Health, Little Rock, AR
Therapist, 9/2007- 12/2008

Worked in the area of Day Treatment for explosive youth. Worked with Jr. High- aged students who exhibited poor social skills and lack of academic interest or proficiency. Saw a range of DSM diagnoses, including pervasive developmental disorders, oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder, as well as ADD/ADHD, substance abuse and mood and anxiety disorders. Did treatment planning, used brief solution- focused and cognitive- behavioral individual and group therapy to assist clients in staying in the classroom adequately to learn basic knowledge and build on future employability.

Arkansas CARES- Methodist Family Health, Little Rock, AR
Therapist, 6/2007-9/2007 Until intercompany transfer

Worked with a special population who were chemically addicted mothers (many had been incarcerated); used DSM diagnosing, and mostly cognitive- behavioral therapy to assist clients with natural consequences of their past behavior; included custody issues, deciding whether to remain sober and work through the issues beneath the drug use, choose a career or college as a single mother, relocate as a method of relapse prevention, and many others.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Worked to assist feeding the homeless; worked as a praise/worship singer in church; used art skills to create an innovative worship environment by using art skills in lettering and painting; taught preschoolers Spanish.

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